A few weeks ago, my family and I invaded my friend Laura Kelly's home for a little Sculpey clay playdate. (Would that be a claydate?) The day was just delightful. I know I post all the time about my two sets of twins, who are 9 and 11, but of course I have my big girl Kayley, too. She is now nineteen and living on her own and making her way in the world, and really, I just don't see her that often. This whole "spread your wings and fly" thing is …
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Minecraft Trunk-Or-Treat!
Last year, the crafty competitor supermom part of me decided that our family should have the craziest and coolest vehicle at our elementary school's Trunk-Or-Treat. I scavenged the recycle bins throughout my neighborhood on trash day and brought home an entire van full of cardboard, which my kids and I converted into HUGE Minecraft characters! At first, I thought I could just paint these and call it good. Oh, how wrong I was. I did paint …
Day of the Dead Giveaway
If you love Day of the Dead stuff, you've probably noticed that it's everywhere right now! One of my favorite designers, Crafty Chica, just debuted a line of stunning Day of the Dead themed merchandise in Michael's stores. It's fantastic! You can learn more about it right here. To celebrate Day of the Dead coming up, I'm doing a fun giveaway of some of Crafty Chica's cool stuff! Check out this cute little tote bag - my kids colored it and …